hat immediately comes to mind is the POVASP 0-6-0 Wrote:
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> SP 0-6-0 Wrote:
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> > Has anyone seen an article in one of the trade
> > magazines (like Progressive RR'ing) that
> > summarizes the new FRA bridge regs in a
> nutshell?
> >
> > Thanks!
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> Ok, I got around to searching and foumd the "FRA
> Bridge Safety Standards Final Rule," dated 2010.
> I see FRA requirements for a bridge inspection
> plan, annual inspections, use of qualified
> inspectors, calcs of safe load capacities, and
> internal audits. Yep, that's a lot for a
> shoestring shortline to swallow.

It's a huge burden for even a well-run profitable shortline and I'm sure there will be some marginal operations that will throw in the towel.

One that immediately comes to mind is the POVA who has already embargoed the northern end of the line due to the extremely high cost of inspecting its one large bridge.

Dick Samuels
Oregon Pacific Railroad